The notion of that proved well beyond its capability, with Brothers In Arms weakly flickering like a burnt-out UniSol in need of a cryogenic recharge throughout its entire runtime. With the absence of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, the film was originally intended as a mini-series of sorts with its follow-up Unfinished Business and was meant, at least in theory, to start a Universal Soldier TV series. It's hard to imagine the thought process behind Brothers In Arms. In Brothers In Arms, Luc Deveraux (Matt Baggalia) is still trying to evade the UniSol program while his brother Eric (Jeff Wincott) also enters the story. Universal Soldier II: Brothers In Arms, released in September of 1998, is a stark rarity - a sequel that's at once an exercise in total apathy and one that's also fascinating in the number of bad decisions made to bring it to life. There's been talk of a Universal Soldier reboot going back to 2018, but the mainline series-if that term even fits with its bizarrely wonky continuity-is well worth revisiting for both action and sci-fi fans.
In addition to Van Damme and Lundgren, the Universal Soldier series also brought aboard Michael Jai White as a super-powered villain and Scott Adkins during his action hero rise, with both of them adding immeasurably to their respective entries in the franchise. RELATED: Jean-Claude Van Damme's Predator Exit Was The Best Move In His Career These proved to be where the Universal Soldier franchise finally struck a chord and cemented its action movie legacy.
Years later, Universal Soldier suddenly sprung back to life with the straight-to-video sequel Universal Soldier: Regeneration, followed by Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning in 2012. After a pair of made-for-TV sequels, Universal Soldier's story continued-and for many years seemingly ended-with the 1999 theatrical release of Universal Soldier: The Return, which was sadly a major failure.
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